Minh, Duong Van

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Minh, Duong Van (d

ng vän mēn), 1916–2001, Vietnamese army officer and political leader. A military adviser (1962–63) to President Diem Diem, Ngo Dinh (nō dĭn dyĕm), 1901–63, president of South Vietnam (1955–63).
..... Click the link for more information. , he helped to overthrow Diem in 1963. He was head of government (1963–64), after which he went into exile. Minh returned in 1968, serving as an opposition leader against President Thieu Thieu, Nguyen Van (nəwē`ĕn vän tē`
..... Click the link for more information. . A presidential candidate in 1971, Minh withdrew, charging election rigging. He returned briefly as president in 1975, in an unsuccessful conciliation effort but was placed in detention after the Communist takeover.

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